Keeping Your Water Wall Fountain Clean
Keeping Your Water Wall Fountain Clean
In order to ensure that water fountains last a long time, it is vital to perform regular maintenance. It is important to clean it out and remove any debris or foreign elements that might have dropped into or onto it. Additionally, anywhere light from the sun combines with still water, algae can appear. To stay clear of this, take vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, or sea salt and add straight into the water. There are those who choose to use bleach, but that is harmful to any animals that might drink or bathe in the water - so should therefore be avoided. No more than 3-4 months should go by without an extensive cleaning of a fountain. To start with you must remove the water. Then use mild soap and a soft sponge to clean inside the reservoir. A helpful tip is to use a toothbrush if there are tiny hard-to-reach spots. Be sure to carefully rinse the inner surface of the fountain to make sure all the soap is gone.
Calcium and fresh water organisms could get inside the pump, so you should really disassemble it to get it truly clean. You might want to let it soak in vinegar for a few hours to make it much less difficult to wash. Build-up can be a big problem, so use mineral or rain water over tap water, when possible, to eliminate this dilemma.
Lastly, make sure your fountain is always full by looking at it every day - this will keep it in tip-top shape. Allowing the water to go below the pump’s intake level, can cause serious damage and even make the pump burn out - an undesired outcome!